Key Lime Bars

Name: Key Lime Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large egg yolk; 2 larges eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 79 milliliters Key lime juice; 1 teaspoon grated lime zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sugar; 8 Tbsps (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

Key Lime Bars requires about 10 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 207 calories, 2g of protein, and 9g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. If you have key lime juice, sugar, lime zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a side dish.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang. Mist foil with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Make crust: Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and sugar until light, about 2 minutes. Beat in flour and salt. Press evenly over bottom of pan.

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Butter

Crust

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Frying Pan

Bake until firm and light golden around edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly.

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Oven

Make filling: Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs, yolk and sugar until smooth. Stir in lime juice and zest. Fold in flour.

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Lime Juice

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Egg Yolk

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Hand Mixer

Pour filling over crust and bake until set, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight. Use foil overhang to remove bars from pan to cut. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving, if desired.

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Powdered Sugar